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. >> and back at the capital the senate's democratic majority leader harry reid and republican minority leader mitch mcconnell offered their takes on the meeting. >> we had a good meeting down at the white house. we are engaged in discussions, the majority leader, myself and the white house, in the hopes that we can come forward as early as sunday and have a recommendation that i can make to my conference and the majority leader can make to his conference. and so we'll be working hard to try to see if we can get there in the next 24 hours. and so i'm hopeful and optimistic. >> whatever we come up with is going to be imperfect. some people aren't going to like it. some people will like it less. but that's where we are. and i feel confident that we have an obligation to do the best we can and that was made very clear. >> brown: house speaker john boehner aides said if the senate passes a bill the house will take it up and either accept or amend it and a short time ago president obama appeared in the white house briefing room with a statement. here is some of what he said. >> we had a cons
. >> and back at the capital the senate's democratic majority leader harry reid and republican minority leader mitch mcconnell offered their takes on the meeting. >> we had a good meeting down at the white house. we are engaged in discussions, the majority leader, myself and the white house, in the hopes that we can come forward as early as sunday and have a recommendation that i can make to my conference and the majority leader can make to his conference. and so we'll be working...
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look arounddyou.trt=:10root's poltical ambbiioos have followed him to tte gop.iin 47:06 "harry reid cannbb beeten anddiithink i would be the guy to do it."trt=:03root democratic enate majority leaderrin 2016 -- shoulddreid deciie to seek another terr. yyu can watch the presidential debate tommrrow nighttlive right here on fox45.we wwll also stream t on our website... foxbaltimore dot coo and ouu facebook page... our facebook page... u're on pprticipate in our live chat. it all ttrts ttmorrow at nine p-m. beat to baltimore.candace dold - pas reaction from one of tte stars surpriss from the concert for today's loodoww. lowdown. 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 333 3 "the band "journey" was in &ptown llst night for special caase.the band membees made a for a v-i-p reception, beforr their concert at he lyric.itt was all to help raase monny for the johns hopkins kimmel cancer center. many pattents also got a chance to meet the musicians.schon says:"we will do whatever we an for whoever we can if we're gonna milk the celebrity we're gonna milk it &pfor theeggod ya knoo and give back that's why e've --3 giving back
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it's more than senator harry reid has done on behalf of the senate democrats. the senate democrats haven't proposed a budget. and unless everyone puts a budget on the table there can't be a discussion. senator harry reid has a pocket veto on the budget. >> and that's not within the law. the law says the congress has to pass a budget every year, the senate has to pass a budget but harry reid has chosen not to bring a budget year after year after year. he's not committed to dealing with the major problem of the country, the spending. >> and it's sort of interesting. nevada re-election him, that's their choice but the rest of the country is held hostage. people in my home state of wisconsin, if they don't like harry reid has majority leader there's nothing they can do. they can put pressure on their senators, but for the most part senator harry reid is in a very powerful position. >> i think he's taking orders from president obama. this is time for the president of the united states to lead. there's only one person who has the pen who can sign into law the law pre
it's more than senator harry reid has done on behalf of the senate democrats. the senate democrats haven't proposed a budget. and unless everyone puts a budget on the table there can't be a discussion. senator harry reid has a pocket veto on the budget. >> and that's not within the law. the law says the congress has to pass a budget every year, the senate has to pass a budget but harry reid has chosen not to bring a budget year after year after year. he's not committed to dealing with the...
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reid, the majority leader. and have been so incredibly productive and coop rattive and collegial that it is probably-- they'll probably have it before ten minutes. i think there is a good chance. >> woodruff: we could start the champagne early. but the reality 500 million in tax cuts and spending cuts and tax increases on the negative side impact on this, in g-- i think they will. >> the action is all in the senate,s that sha did --. >> i don't know why that is that is what people have decide. one of the things that struck me and i think mark too about the president's press conference, if he saying oh these politicians in washington, they're squabbling. i should write a letter to the white house and find out who is in charge. it happens to be you, mr. president, you are sort of involved here. so to me if i have to talk about the flaws of each side, the president still is sort of oh, those politician should figure it occupant. the republicans have a larger problem, a freudian problem wa, do republicans want. it'
reid, the majority leader. and have been so incredibly productive and coop rattive and collegial that it is probably-- they'll probably have it before ten minutes. i think there is a good chance. >> woodruff: we could start the champagne early. but the reality 500 million in tax cuts and spending cuts and tax increases on the negative side impact on this, in g-- i think they will. >> the action is all in the senate,s that sha did --. >> i don't know why that is that is what...
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meanwhile, senator harry reid critical of the process on the other side of the chamber. he spoke to reporters earlier, he spoke on the senate floor earlier in the day about the house approach to this legislation. >> the house of representatives, led by the republican caucus which is overwhelmingly tea party, they decided they were going to do some legislation. now, that is a dandy. their legislation is so bad that the congressional budget office sunday it would bankrupt the trust fund. huh. we're trying to replenish the trust fund. they're bankrupting the trust fund. but as i hear on the news this morning, the republican caucus over in the house is fractured. and now they can't figure out what to do with that bill. they're thinking maybe break it into three different pieces. even with the power of the tea party it is so obnoxious and so out of control, that piece of legislation, that they're not going to appear to allow a vote to take place on that, the bill itself, because it's so bad. >> senator harry reid on the action in the house of representatives, the decision by
meanwhile, senator harry reid critical of the process on the other side of the chamber. he spoke to reporters earlier, he spoke on the senate floor earlier in the day about the house approach to this legislation. >> the house of representatives, led by the republican caucus which is overwhelmingly tea party, they decided they were going to do some legislation. now, that is a dandy. their legislation is so bad that the congressional budget office sunday it would bankrupt the trust fund....
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democratic leader harry reid says enough is enough. >> we have this crazy idea, mr. president, that if we're going to have a filibuster, you have to stand and say something, not hide in your office someplace or go to a wedding that you're having in your state. >> holman: one of reid's key allies in the fight is democrat tom harkin of iowa, who has been pushing for filibuster reform for almost two decades. >> when i first broached the subject of changing the filibuster rule back in 1995, i warned at that time of an escalating arms race. i said that, if you look in the past, i said if we don't stop this, it's going to get to the point where the senate won't be able to function. i said that in 1995 when i first tried to get this change done. sadly enough, my predictions have come true. it's got to the point where we have to have a super-majority for everything. >> holman: with capitol hill on edge over the fiscal cliff negotiations, republican leader mcconnell has questioned the timing on reid's part. >> if i were the leader of the majority right now, i'd feel really go
democratic leader harry reid says enough is enough. >> we have this crazy idea, mr. president, that if we're going to have a filibuster, you have to stand and say something, not hide in your office someplace or go to a wedding that you're having in your state. >> holman: one of reid's key allies in the fight is democrat tom harkin of iowa, who has been pushing for filibuster reform for almost two decades. >> when i first broached the subject of changing the filibuster rule...
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that's not going to change, but what harry reid is saying it's their fault. we already heard from mitch mcconnell, the republican leader, it's their fault, it's the democrats. finger-pointing in washing,ton, but what i heard from speaker bain e. he said we's expecting a new proposal by the president. swu the communication is off on the capitol hill switchboard but mcconnell sounds an awful like a guy that the president will make him a new proposal based on what he and the president discuss the laughed night. the real condition here is will president obama make a new deal for any deal that could be gotten done. >> i just tweeted that out, you nailed, it eamon. lots of finger-pointing an complaining and sour grapes going on and very little in the way of compromise talk. thanks very much. continue to monitor the situation and get back to you, if we need to. >> in the meantime, what does all this wringling. >> and harry reid going at it with senator mcmcconnell. we'll talk to outgoing kay bailey hutchison and get her take. what is she hearing? will we get a deal
that's not going to change, but what harry reid is saying it's their fault. we already heard from mitch mcconnell, the republican leader, it's their fault, it's the democrats. finger-pointing in washing,ton, but what i heard from speaker bain e. he said we's expecting a new proposal by the president. swu the communication is off on the capitol hill switchboard but mcconnell sounds an awful like a guy that the president will make him a new proposal based on what he and the president discuss the...
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you talked about harry reid picking on me. harry reid suggesting that i'm the reason they haven't done anything is a little bit silly. he ought to look in the mirror, and the reason for that is the senate hasn't voted a budget in three to four years. it would be nice if the senate would pass a budget. then we could compare it to the republican budget, and perhaps we could compromise on how much spending we need to bring down. >> right. >> but raising taxes is not a compromise because the problem is spending. you can compromise on how much you cut spending. >> right. let me ask you this. we're running out of time as we always do. never enough time with grover norquist. how about this proposal from coaching and alexander today that would raise the debt ceiling by $1 trillion if you had a commensurate amount of money taken out of the medicare system by raising the age eligibility to 67 and means t t testing for wealthy recipients of medicare? does that work for you? >> well, if it's all on the spending side, remember, when we get
you talked about harry reid picking on me. harry reid suggesting that i'm the reason they haven't done anything is a little bit silly. he ought to look in the mirror, and the reason for that is the senate hasn't voted a budget in three to four years. it would be nice if the senate would pass a budget. then we could compare it to the republican budget, and perhaps we could compromise on how much spending we need to bring down. >> right. >> but raising taxes is not a compromise...
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do you know that harry reid got rich pimping out [bleep] harry reid makes his money by picking up prostitutes and nevada. you know how i know this? because the word is out. the word is out that he does. the word is out for the same phrase that he was buried by the way, harry reid also said he had a credible source. so why. don't ask me to credible sources though. because i can't tell you. just as he can't tell who has credible sources. now, i am simply making a point when i read a headline. he was serious. he did that on the floor of the united states senate. shame on him and on nancy pelosi. shame on debbie wasserman schultz and i will tell you who else should be ashamed of themselves. barack obama. because in the end, he is behind. it is his campaign that is behind us. and if he wins, lecturing americans apart based on class warfare, running commercials in the one you run at the beginning of the program, if he wins that way, and the price he is going to pay if he will will be governing a nation so divided, far more divided than when he took office because he has managed to turn americans ag
do you know that harry reid got rich pimping out [bleep] harry reid makes his money by picking up prostitutes and nevada. you know how i know this? because the word is out. the word is out that he does. the word is out for the same phrase that he was buried by the way, harry reid also said he had a credible source. so why. don't ask me to credible sources though. because i can't tell you. just as he can't tell who has credible sources. now, i am simply making a point when i read a headline. he...
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that stokes investor hopes for a fiscal cliff deal and this coming just a few hours after harry reid's comments sent the dow into a tailspin. we have complete coverage in this developing story which is happening tonight as we speak. also, as supplies from the obama team, ep achieve lisa jackson stepping down. can the coal companies finally breathe a sigh of relief? guess what happened in britain when the uk banned handguns. the surprising result that could change the gun control debate. "the kudlow report" start ises right now. >>> the big news tonight, still the developments in washington on the fiscal cliff, eamon javers joins us with the details. >> good evening, meshel. capitol hill sources tell cnbc that congressional leaders are planning to go to the white house tomorrow to meet with president barack obama and it is not entirely clear at this point when that meeting will take place and details are still being hammered out and we saw today a blistering series of rhetorical jabs from one side to the other and it's not clear as a result of all that whether a deal can, in fact, get h
that stokes investor hopes for a fiscal cliff deal and this coming just a few hours after harry reid's comments sent the dow into a tailspin. we have complete coverage in this developing story which is happening tonight as we speak. also, as supplies from the obama team, ep achieve lisa jackson stepping down. can the coal companies finally breathe a sigh of relief? guess what happened in britain when the uk banned handguns. the surprising result that could change the gun control debate....
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we have to toss to harry reid who has just taken the floor. please stick around so you can comment afterwards. >> -- couldn't pass the senate. turns out it couldn't pass the house either. it is too bad speaker boehner wasted a week in this futile political stunt, and that's all we can call it, mr. president. at least now house republicans have gotten the message loud and clear that comprehensive -- a comprehensive solution that a looming fiscal cliff will need to be a bipartisan solution. no comprehensive agreement can pass either chamber without both democrats and republican votes. which means any solution will have to ask the most fortunate among us to pay a little more, so partisanship doesn't take the nation to the brink of default. nothing that has passed the house of representatives fits that, nothing. a few days ago president obama and speaker boehner seemed poised to strike a grand bargain. we've heard that before. instead of making hard choices of compromising as president obama has been willing to do, the speaker retreated to his cor
we have to toss to harry reid who has just taken the floor. please stick around so you can comment afterwards. >> -- couldn't pass the senate. turns out it couldn't pass the house either. it is too bad speaker boehner wasted a week in this futile political stunt, and that's all we can call it, mr. president. at least now house republicans have gotten the message loud and clear that comprehensive -- a comprehensive solution that a looming fiscal cliff will need to be a bipartisan solution....
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and these idiots from harry reid to the president on top and john boehner included, i'm equal opportunity, it's horrible. >> we heard the same thing at the end of 2011 europe would spill to theist and the u.s. consumer was changing their habits. i'd like to point out the discretionary consumer is the second best in the market this year, 21%. any whoever made a bet against the u.s. consumer -- >> what kind of pullback are we talking about? if you guys like the market through the early part of 2013 -- >> i don't like it in january, judge, for what i just mentioned because we will see tax laws selling. we have not seen. we have seen gains selling, people taking gains. when they start taking these loss and when all the rest of this stuff kicks in, that's when i worry these guys will make an even worse deal in panic in january. >> let's go to our guests. what is the best way to protect your money with the cliff deadline a few days away, jason pride, director of glenn me. how are you doing? how do you perceive the markets with a couple days of trade iin left? >> i kind of agree with the conster
and these idiots from harry reid to the president on top and john boehner included, i'm equal opportunity, it's horrible. >> we heard the same thing at the end of 2011 europe would spill to theist and the u.s. consumer was changing their habits. i'd like to point out the discretionary consumer is the second best in the market this year, 21%. any whoever made a bet against the u.s. consumer -- >> what kind of pullback are we talking about? if you guys like the market through the...
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they simply said it's up to harry reid in the senate. is he preparing a bill? there was a lot of talk of small ball. a bill to allow taxes to go up on everybody or at least couples that make more than $250,000 a year. $200,000 with single filers. harry reid said he is not going to prepare a bill unless mitch mcconnell allows it to come for a vote for a simple majority. they are seeking assurances that he won't try to block it. for his part he said it's up to the president to lead. unclear if anything is going to happen today. it's becoming more and more likely we will hit january 1st without a resolution. >> peter, obviously the president gets back a little bit from now. what are we hearing about their strategy? we have that very effective bully pulpit? >> it's a good question. the president is supposed to arrive a couple hours from now. 72 degrees for honolulu. better hope he brings sunshine back with him. the real challenge is when he gets here, there is barely 100 hours before the headline hits. he said a short time ago describing their strategy and it remai
they simply said it's up to harry reid in the senate. is he preparing a bill? there was a lot of talk of small ball. a bill to allow taxes to go up on everybody or at least couples that make more than $250,000 a year. $200,000 with single filers. harry reid said he is not going to prepare a bill unless mitch mcconnell allows it to come for a vote for a simple majority. they are seeking assurances that he won't try to block it. for his part he said it's up to the president to lead. unclear if...
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maybe they won't find harry reid's source, the mystery man. but you know -- we all know reporters are out there looking for any source they can find. and his sort of waving the ten years that only he can look at, i think made the issue much more vivid to people. i don't think it's going away. >> on that we can all agree. final word, go ahead eamon. >> i'll tell you it's very hard for a reporter to get ahold of personal income tax information. it can be a felony. it's going to be difficult. i think the romney camp is secure. they don't want to release it. they'd have to have a rogue agent within their finance team. >> thank you both. i appreciate you being here. >>> up next, how do you think joe walsh responded when someone called him a loose cannon? that's next in the sideshow. this is "hardball," the place for politics. you know what i love about this country? trick question. i love everything about this country! including prilosec otc. you know one pill each morning treats your frequent heartburn so you can enjoy all this great land of ours
maybe they won't find harry reid's source, the mystery man. but you know -- we all know reporters are out there looking for any source they can find. and his sort of waving the ten years that only he can look at, i think made the issue much more vivid to people. i don't think it's going away. >> on that we can all agree. final word, go ahead eamon. >> i'll tell you it's very hard for a reporter to get ahold of personal income tax information. it can be a felony. it's going to be...
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>> i haven't talked to harry reid. i haven't heard that. i suspect what harry reid would say is that i'll apologize if you show me the returns. >> okay, job. we have to leave it there. >>> let's get back to the iphone hoopla. m.j. lee is currently from politico on the phone. apologies. not the iphone. m.j., we've got the 2011 details of romney's tax returns. do you think this is fueling the critics or quell the critics? >> the tax returns issue has been one of the worst political challenges for to deal with. the fact that so much of this campaign cycle has been spent debating whether mitt romney should release his tax returns, when is he going to do it, how many years, what were the rates, i think that it's an issue that democrats really seized on to sort of try to paint mitt romney as this person who is rich and is sort of out of touch with the middle class and i think the romney campaign is clearly trying to better the situation but i'm not sure that it is coming early enough in the cycle. now we only have a few weeks left before election
>> i haven't talked to harry reid. i haven't heard that. i suspect what harry reid would say is that i'll apologize if you show me the returns. >> okay, job. we have to leave it there. >>> let's get back to the iphone hoopla. m.j. lee is currently from politico on the phone. apologies. not the iphone. m.j., we've got the 2011 details of romney's tax returns. do you think this is fueling the critics or quell the critics? >> the tax returns issue has been one of the...
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harry reid said that it would not be taken up, the president said he would veto it. >> did everyone see e movie "lincoln?" the wheeling and dealing that had to be done? >> also a lame duck sesession. >> in those days, you could punish people. i'm going to take away the bridge, you are not going to get that school, library.. >> the roles of the road have changed. >> nobody wants to bring home the bacon any y more. >> there is a decrease in corruption and it has been truly harmful to the nation's business. >> let us remember that during the crash of 2007, 28, in t end, it was the democrats under nancy pelosi who buildout president sh. it was the republican cretary of treasury who got down on hisis knees becaushe needed her to bring homehe votes. she was able to o do that. >> you are right. abolishh bribery in the house and it grinds to a halt. see? >> 26 people >> since friday morning, a police officer wasunned down in memphis, leaving four children about their mother. two officers were killed outsidide of a grocery store in topeka. woman was shot and killed inside of a lasegas casino. th
harry reid said that it would not be taken up, the president said he would veto it. >> did everyone see e movie "lincoln?" the wheeling and dealing that had to be done? >> also a lame duck sesession. >> in those days, you could punish people. i'm going to take away the bridge, you are not going to get that school, library.. >> the roles of the road have changed. >> nobody wants to bring home the bacon any y more. >> there is a decrease in corruption...
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. >> and back at the capital the senate's democratic majority leader harry reid and republican minority leader mitch mcconnell offered their takes on the meeting. >> we had a good meeting down at the white house. we are engaged in discussions, the majority leader myself and the white house, in the hopes that we can come forward as early as sunday and have a recommendation that i can make to my conference and the majority leader can make to his conference. and so we'll be working hard to try to see if we can get there in the next 24 hours. and so i'm hopeful and optimistic. >> whatever we come up with is going to be imperfect. some people aren't going to like it. some people will like it less. but that's where we are. and i feel confident that we have an obligation to do the best we can and that was made very clear. >> brown: house speaker john boehner aides said if the senate passes a bill the house will take it up and either accept or amend it and a short time ago president obama appeared in the white house briefing room with a statement. here is some of what he said. >> we had a const
. >> and back at the capital the senate's democratic majority leader harry reid and republican minority leader mitch mcconnell offered their takes on the meeting. >> we had a good meeting down at the white house. we are engaged in discussions, the majority leader myself and the white house, in the hopes that we can come forward as early as sunday and have a recommendation that i can make to my conference and the majority leader can make to his conference. and so we'll be working...
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>>> and harry reid placing a bull's-eye on republicans in a heated exchange on the senate floor. is the gop dragging its feet on the economy on purpose to help mitt romney? >>> and there are a number of reasons why this song is going to get to you all summer. ♪ it's hard to look right at you, baby ♪ ♪ but here's my number, so call me maybe ♪ ♪ hey, i just met you >> wow. well, there's a surprising fact about the artist, carly ray jepson. outfront, next. >>> i'm erin burnett. welcome to "outfront." outfront tonight, jamie dime on opens his kimono. the ceo of jpmorgan chase gave us all quite a mental image when he testified in front of the senate banking committee in washington about whether the largest bank in the united states has been open about its multi billion dollar trade losses. >> we generally are open kimono with the regulators and tell them what they want to know. >> open kimono. sure, that sure sexes up that testimony in washington but maybe he was open kimono about the things he knew about but not about things he didn't, like how the trade in question had mor
>>> and harry reid placing a bull's-eye on republicans in a heated exchange on the senate floor. is the gop dragging its feet on the economy on purpose to help mitt romney? >>> and there are a number of reasons why this song is going to get to you all summer. ♪ it's hard to look right at you, baby ♪ ♪ but here's my number, so call me maybe ♪ ♪ hey, i just met you >> wow. well, there's a surprising fact about the artist, carly ray jepson. outfront, next....
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harry reid is speaking on the floor of the senate. let's listen. >> we knew the so-called plan b was no plan at all. it could not pass the senate or the house. it is too bad he wasted a week on this stunt. at least, now, house republicans have gotten the message loud and clear that comprehensive solution to the looming fiscal cliff will need to be a bipartisan solution. no comprehensive agreement can pass either chamber without both democrats and republican votes. which means any solution will have two ask the most fortunate -@to pay a little bit more. nothing that has passed the house of representatives fits that task. nothing. a few days ago president obama and speaker boehner. poised to strike a grand bargain. we have heard that before. they resorted to political stunts. that stunned fell flat. it is time for the speaker and all republicans to return to the negotiation table. we have never left, mr. president. it is time for republicans to work with us to find the middle ground. mr. president, the fiscal cliff needs to be a voided.
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. >> holman: senate majority leader harry reid agreed with that assessment, but he suggested there's a way to recover. >> now, i like john boehner, but gee whiz, this is pretty big political battering he's taken. what he should do is allow a vote in the house of representatives on a bipartisan bill. it will pass. >> holman: the president met this afternoon with reid and oke with boehner, then came to the white house briefing room. >> in the next few days work towards a package that avoids tax hike on mid class, >> and lays the groundwork for further work on both growth and deficit reduction. that's an achievable goal. that can get done in ten days. >> bayne never >> holman: in his appearance earlier, boehner, flanked by majority leader eric cantor, sounded doubtful, but sa he' wilingo try. >> how we get there, god only knows. all i'm telling you is that eric and i, and our team here are committed to working with our colleagues on both sides of the aisle, both sides of the capitol, and the white house to address that. >> holman: still, as the capitol emptied for the holiday, the clock
. >> holman: senate majority leader harry reid agreed with that assessment, but he suggested there's a way to recover. >> now, i like john boehner, but gee whiz, this is pretty big political battering he's taken. what he should do is allow a vote in the house of representatives on a bipartisan bill. it will pass. >> holman: the president met this afternoon with reid and oke with boehner, then came to the white house briefing room. >> in the next few days work towards a...
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reid trying to pass a new round of iranian sanctions through the senate without allowing any debate or any amendments but that failed because of a blocked by some of the rand paul and all these sanctions were geared towards penalizing firms for iran related activities of their foreign subsidiaries as well as anybody that would provide equipment to run the aids censorship or human rights abuses language also formally stated that the us policy is intended to prevent iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon so paul aims at an amendment that would make sure that the use of any military force but have to get congressional approval and have this to say about it on the floor. i'm amazed that the majority party objects to an amendment that simply restates the constitution our founding fathers were quite concerned about giving the power to declare war to the executive they were quite concerned that the executive could become like a king many in this body cannot get boots on the ground fast enough in a variety of places from syria to libya to iran we don't just send boots to war we send our young
reid trying to pass a new round of iranian sanctions through the senate without allowing any debate or any amendments but that failed because of a blocked by some of the rand paul and all these sanctions were geared towards penalizing firms for iran related activities of their foreign subsidiaries as well as anybody that would provide equipment to run the aids censorship or human rights abuses language also formally stated that the us policy is intended to prevent iran from obtaining a nuclear...
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to do that on something that would be symbolic, harry reid saying it would not be taken up in the senate, the president said he would veto it, i think that was a bridge too far. >> did everyone sethe abraham ncol movie, the wheeling and dealing that had to be done? >> and it was done in a lame- duck session. >> in the good old days, some of us remember, you could punish people. i am taking away the bridge, you are not going to get that school or library. nobody wants to bring home the bacon anymore. >> let us remember -- >> the decrease in corruption has truly been harmful to the nation. you cannot get business done. >> lets rememberhat during the crash of 2007, 2008, in the end, it was the democrats under nancy pelosi who bailed out president bush. it was the republican secretary of the treasury who literally got down on his knees to hurt because he needed her to bring home the vote. she was able to do that. >> abolish bribery in the house and it grinds to a halt. >> see? ok. 26 people dead in a connecticut elementary school. what to do about guns. >> since friday morning, a police offi
to do that on something that would be symbolic, harry reid saying it would not be taken up in the senate, the president said he would veto it, i think that was a bridge too far. >> did everyone sethe abraham ncol movie, the wheeling and dealing that had to be done? >> and it was done in a lame- duck session. >> in the good old days, some of us remember, you could punish people. i am taking away the bridge, you are not going to get that school or library. nobody wants to bring...
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senator harry reid wondering why everything has to be a fight. they're close to an agreement on a number of amendments brought up for consideration so the issue continues in the senate. senator reid is vote inning way to bring it back to the senate floor. here's how it unfolded early today on capitol hill. we'll begin with harry reid of nevada. >> here's what i have learned today is senator mcconnell pulled micah from managing the highway bill and givesing to shus ster. i knew his father very well. we were both senior members of our transportation committees. we worked together on several highway bills. his name was bud shoe ster. if his son is anything like the dad, it will help get this bill done. we have to go back to a time when we worked to get things done, not create issues ideologically. highway bill is important. it's not a bill we should be doing changes in the clean water act or clean air act. we shouldn't be declaring war and doing all these things have nothing to do with the highway bill. so speaker boehner has said today i'm told --
senator harry reid wondering why everything has to be a fight. they're close to an agreement on a number of amendments brought up for consideration so the issue continues in the senate. senator reid is vote inning way to bring it back to the senate floor. here's how it unfolded early today on capitol hill. we'll begin with harry reid of nevada. >> here's what i have learned today is senator mcconnell pulled micah from managing the highway bill and givesing to shus ster. i knew his father...
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does boehner turn to harry reid and mitch mcconnell? what's next? >> you heard john boehner at the beginning of the press conference say it is up to the president and congress. half of congress already voted or at least the half of the majority of the majority if you will, and the house isn't going to do anything. i think the attention switches over to some kind of deal that president obama can cut not only with senate majority leader harry reid but also votes from minority leader mitch mcconnell to get anything through the senate. we'll see if that package, whatever they can come up with, remember, they don't have that long. i guess you can say the house republican comments just ruined mitch mcconnell's christmas. once they get that through, if they bring it back to the house, they'll find some combination of democratic votes and whatever votes among republicans they can come up with. they clearly wouldn't come up with a majority last night. the request he is how many votes can john boehner bring to the table for something that passes the senate? t
does boehner turn to harry reid and mitch mcconnell? what's next? >> you heard john boehner at the beginning of the press conference say it is up to the president and congress. half of congress already voted or at least the half of the majority of the majority if you will, and the house isn't going to do anything. i think the attention switches over to some kind of deal that president obama can cut not only with senate majority leader harry reid but also votes from minority leader mitch...
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reid, the senate majority leader. it may be we will hear an update from him. maug maybe we should listen to th the. >> prayer. >> let us feel your presence today on capitol hill, as we gather with so much work left undone, guide our lawmakers with your wisdom. lord, show them the right thing to do and give them the courage to do it. be their shelter in the midst of the storm, regardless of how high the waters rise. when they feel exhausted, remind them of the great sufficiency of your grace. look with favor on our nation and save us from self-inflicted wounds. we pray, in your strong name, amen. . >> and now you are familiar with the scene. we will hear "the pledge of allegiance." >>> i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america and to the republic for which it stands one nation under god indivisible with liberty and justice for all. >> and now perhaps we are going to hear from the senate majority leader harry reid, down in the well, as i was saying before we heard the prayer, we were getting some g
reid, the senate majority leader. it may be we will hear an update from him. maug maybe we should listen to th the. >> prayer. >> let us feel your presence today on capitol hill, as we gather with so much work left undone, guide our lawmakers with your wisdom. lord, show them the right thing to do and give them the courage to do it. be their shelter in the midst of the storm, regardless of how high the waters rise. when they feel exhausted, remind them of the great sufficiency of...
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first, harry reid and mitch mcconnell and then remarks from president obama at the white house. also, yesterday, senators carl levin john mccain of for their ideas for bypassing the bill buster to -- it would change the senate rules to assemble a majority vote. they spoke for about half an hour. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2012] ok, sorry for the delay. we thought we had a vote, but there was no vote. senator mccain and i are part of a group of eight senators who have been working for about a month to come up with a proposal for our leaders and our conferences, which will hopefully overcome the gridlock that has so permeated the u.s. senate. the eight senators who have participated in this effort are myself, senator mccain, senator schumer, senator alexander, senator cardin, senator kyl, senator prior, and senator barasso. it is a bipartisan proposal, and we believe strongly we must reform the senate's procedures if it is going to do business more efficiently and fairly. there are many parts to our pr
first, harry reid and mitch mcconnell and then remarks from president obama at the white house. also, yesterday, senators carl levin john mccain of for their ideas for bypassing the bill buster to -- it would change the senate rules to assemble a majority vote. they spoke for about half an hour. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2012] ok, sorry for the delay. we thought we had a vote, but there was no vote. senator mccain...
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harry reid passed it back in july, and republicans refused to vote on it. boehner, why don't you vote on that? the time for complaining about this deal, totally over. >> nobody can get 100% of what they want, and this is not simply a contest between parties in terms of who looks good and who doesn't. >> don't you think republicans need to be careful about pushing back on this for the good of the country? if no deal is struck this year, president obama, what does he have? well, he's got the inauguration coming up. a big platform. he's got the state of the union address coming up. a big platform. he is going to have a better chance to have the american people on his side. president obama urged all members of congress to get some perspective over the holiday weekend on this. >> everybody can cool off. everybody can drink some eggnog, have some christmas cookies, sing some christmas carols, enjoy the company of loved ones, and then i'd ask every member of congress while they're back home to think about that. think about the obligations we have to the people who
harry reid passed it back in july, and republicans refused to vote on it. boehner, why don't you vote on that? the time for complaining about this deal, totally over. >> nobody can get 100% of what they want, and this is not simply a contest between parties in terms of who looks good and who doesn't. >> don't you think republicans need to be careful about pushing back on this for the good of the country? if no deal is struck this year, president obama, what does he have? well, he's...
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the same thing happened in 2010 when harry reid was running. the numbers are there which sometimes can contribute to the tensions you heard from your caller. host: key counties on election night itself. guest: like i said before, much of this comes down to two pockets of the state. clark county i think has over 70% of the population. the northern part of the state with another 20% of the population. with the republicans are going to be making a huge push to turn people out from rural counties. those are counties that count and will matter for the congressional district 4 race which is the new district. i will be looking at different sorts of groups of. people have been talking to blocks of voters whether it is women, seniors, or veterans. i am going to be looking to see how these messages are playing out, how this war on women message is affecting people to go to the polls. how is the medicare conversation actually affecting seniors? they are another block in nevada that did not go for obama in 2008. if you vote in republicans, goodbye to medic
the same thing happened in 2010 when harry reid was running. the numbers are there which sometimes can contribute to the tensions you heard from your caller. host: key counties on election night itself. guest: like i said before, much of this comes down to two pockets of the state. clark county i think has over 70% of the population. the northern part of the state with another 20% of the population. with the republicans are going to be making a huge push to turn people out from rural counties....
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what harry reid is trying to do is wrong. if the only way for conservatism is to fight back is engage in a fight. if he is going to push the three in the senate operates under the rules there are no rules, and he has provided an unprecedented opportunity for conservatives to push real senate rules reform changes. if there are no rules since reid can't stop from offering a never ending rule, that may improve the senate. two quick ideas are, the new two-thirds point of order against any intrusion, any infringement in the second amendment rights of all americans. is the subject of a simple majority vote under reid's theory. right now, if you look at the voting history of the same there is a pro-gun majority in the senate. if subject to civil majority but would have a chance of passing to another thing that is very, very important is getting rid of senate majority leader harry reid and the future majority centers. their needs new point of order to get rid of this. reid's tactic about 60 times, far more than its predecessors all c
what harry reid is trying to do is wrong. if the only way for conservatism is to fight back is engage in a fight. if he is going to push the three in the senate operates under the rules there are no rules, and he has provided an unprecedented opportunity for conservatives to push real senate rules reform changes. if there are no rules since reid can't stop from offering a never ending rule, that may improve the senate. two quick ideas are, the new two-thirds point of order against any...